Man charged with leaving four young children alone in a car

An Una man is charged with neglect of a child after police officers say he left four children younger than age 6 alone in a car for more than 40 minutes Thursday evening.

From staff reports

An Una man is charged with neglect of a child after police officers say he left four children younger than age 6 alone in a car for more than 40 minutes Thursday evening.According to a report from the Spartanburg Public Safety Department, someone called 911 dispatchers after observing four young children in a parked GMC Yukon at the Dorman Center. Officers found the vehicle parked in a handicapped spot with a 6-year-old, 5-year-old, 2-year-old and 14-month-old inside. According to the report, the children were crying and afraid, and all the doors were unlocked. The responding officer said it was 38 degrees outside, and the temperature was falling. The children were not dressed appropriately for the weather and no heat was made available, according to the report.The officer waited with the children for 40 minutes before another officer went into the Game Stop and found Xavier Wynn, 24, of 178 Arcadia St., the father of three of the four children. The other child belonged to his wife's sister. That child was supposed to be babysitting while the women were getting their nails done and shopping.The mothers were called and the children were released into their custody. Wynn was taken to the Spartanburg County Jail. The incident also was reported to the Department of Social Services.

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